CPT^® 53400, Under Repair Procedures on the Urethra

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 53400 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair Procedures on the Urethra.

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Summary

The provider repairs a urethral defect or injury in two stages. In this first stage, the provider identifies the defect, opens it to remove obstructing tissue, and sutures the mucosal edges of the urethra to the skin.

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Urethral Meatotomy and Urethroplasty?

Hi! How would you code this? I was thinking 53400? Thank you! Postoperative Diagnosis Urethral meatal stricture fossa navicularis stricture BPH with obstruction Procedure Performed Urethral meatot... [ Read More ]

periurethral Cyst removal

[LEFT][FONT=COURIER,sans-serif]The provder wants me to use 53400 which I think is way off base. I found something online that suggested using 53260, 53265 or 57135. The op note is below and the path c... [ Read More ]

Not sure if 53400 OR 53410?

Per op note, ok to bill 53410? The patient was brought into the operating room whereupon general anesthesia was performed. He was elevated in the dorsal lithotomy position. He received antibiotic pro... [ Read More ]

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